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Sir Christopher Clark discusses how choices become decisions within political, legal, and cultural systems.

Political decision-making affects governments and societies in important ways. Sir Christopher Clark, Regius Professor of History at the University of Cambridge, explains how choices become decisions within political, legal, and cultural systems. Clark examines rational choice theory, cognitive bias, and decisions about war, helping clarify how power acts under pressure. This work helps explain why decisions are never purely abstract and points toward a richer understanding of political judgment. Series: "UC Berkeley Graduate Lectures" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 41448]

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Guest: Sir Christopher Clark

Topics covered

• political decision-making
• rational choice theory
• cognitive bias
• political judgment
• war decisions

Keywords

• decision-making
• politics
• cognitive bias
• rational choice
• war
• political judgment

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Organizations: University of Cambridge, UC Berkeley Graduate Lectures

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